Category: Sustainability
The Plastic Free Challenge: Week 1
As I started researching my options to begin the Plastic Free Challenge, it struck me pretty...
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Going Plastic Free: Our Editor-in-Chief Takes the Challenge
The globe is facing a plastic crisis. Plastic is ubiquitous in our lives: we produce roughly 448...
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Trump Withdraws from Paris Accord, “Rejects the Future”
Complete with a military jazz quartet to accompany the announcement in the Rose Garden and anger...
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#NoDAPL Effectively Wields Drones and Social Media
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over Standing...
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Would you live in a city made of bone?
The cities of today are built with concrete and steel – but some University of Cambridge researchers think that the cities of the future need to go back to nature if they are to support an ever-expanding population, while keeping carbon emissions under control.
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Taxing Carbon Without Taxing The Economy
If the argument against climate action is that it will be bad for business, businesses are showing Congress that they are concerned about the costs of inaction.
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Forget Apps; The Next Wave of Innovation is in Clean Energy
The numbers coming out of the clean energy sector show that the conversation of our energy future should be focused on the opportunity for investors, entrepreneurs, and those willing to take the risk of jumping into this potentially disruptive industry.
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The Triple Threats of Deforestation
There’s a lot of coal mining still happening under the world’s forests, and we know very little about where it is happening or its effects.
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A New Global Agenda: The Sustainable Development Goals
In September 2015, at the United Nations General Assembly, world leaders officially committed to a new development agenda, called the Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs include 17 goals that fall under 3 overarching themes: end extreme poverty; fight inequality and injustice; and fix climate change.
Read MorePodcast: The Climate Impacts of Electronic Waste
Do you know where your computer goes after you get rid of it? Most people don’t.
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COP21 Takes Over Paris: Analyzing the Agreement
The Paris COP21 climate negotiations are just one step forward, but the UN is hoping the summit will be a launch pad.
Read MorePodcast: COP21 Climate Negotiators Come to an Agreement in Paris
On the WhiteHat Magazine podcast news briefing, we examine the COP21 agreement and the two weeks of negotiations leading up to the world’s first global climate treaty.
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